[1401E] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (82 pages long)

• School: Western University
• Department: History
• Course: History 1401E
• Professor: Geoff Stewart

Document Summary

French revolution splits the pre-modern age from the modern age; changed. 17-18th century: early modern age (old regime) We"re studying about 18th century to the modern age *modernization. Influence of the sea and the mountains are important (what they allowed and what they restricted) Empires (or failure to build empires) is also important in european history- allows for diversity ex. States were originally built around dynasties, royal families, monarchie. The european dynasty order: forms of states. Topics covered: the european map, dynasties, and absolutism. Diversity can be blamed for conflict, competition (lead to war) But can also be good and competition can lead to progress. Eastern europe had larger states, western europe had smaller states. European states in the old regime were organized around a dynasty, most. Italian and german states did not exist until much later states were composite creations, this was the organizing principle- the territory that a royal family house ruled over.